The 2024 Trustwave Education Sector Threat Landscape report reveals schools and universities face rising threats from ransomware, phishing, and supply chain attacks, driven by limited budgets and legacy systems . Ransomware groups like LockBit and Vice Society target K-12 and higher education, while phishing exploits student and staff accounts to steal credentials and access financial data . The sector also struggles with unsecured IoT devices and remote learning platforms that expand attack surfaces. Trustwave recommends adopting Zero Trust, enforcing MFA, improving patching, monitoring vendors, segmenting networks, and investing in staff and student awareness to strengthen resilience.

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